About Erik Spurlin, Certified Elder Law Attorney in York County, PA

Erik Spurlin is a Certified Elder Law Attorney practicing solely in the areas of estate planning & administration and long-term care planning (including nursing home & medicaid planning and guardianship). Prior to establishing his own firm in Red Lion, York County, Erik was a principal of the Elder Law Firm of Robert Clofine and an associate of Appel & Yost, practicing in the areas of estate planning & administration, long-term care planning and tax law. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John S. Kennedy of the York County Orphans’ Court, which rules on disputes involving trusts, estates and guardianship matters.

Erik is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys, the Elder Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the York County Bar Association. He serves as a board member to multiple sections of the York County Bar Association and is a Professional Adviser to Leave a Legacy York County. Erik frequently presents

seminars to other lawyers as a lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, most recently presenting the following courses: Medicaid Basics (2018); Practical Medicaid Planning (2017); Medicaid Basics (2017); Guardianship Updates and Trends (2016); Fixing Broken Trusts (2016 and 2018); Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid (2016); Estate Planning for the Alzheimer’s Client (2015); and Guardianship Practice and Procedure (2015).

Erik earned his J.D., cum laude, from Temple University School of Law, where he also received his LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Taxation, with distinction. During this time he earned a Certificate in Estate Planning and was the sole recipient of the Joseph Price Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Tax Law for 2010. Erik is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science, and master’s degree, summa cum laude, in International Relations.

Erik is a Pennsylvania native and lives in Dallastown, York County, with his wife and pets. In his spare time, Erik enjoys music, fiction and stargazing.

*Erik is recognized as a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation

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